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yes, solo means you are on your own.
Maybe I wasn’t clear enough in my first post.
I don’t run a node.
Since I don’t want to mine in a regular pool and receive tiny payouts that are basically meaningless for my Bitaxe hashrate, my goal is to mine truly solo to actually contribute and embrace the full variance.
The issue is that without running my own node, I’m not a “real” solo miner. So I’ve been considering using pools that support solo-style mining, like CKPool or Public Pool.
I wouldn’t mind running my own node. The real problem is that I don’t currently have a dedicated machine for it, and I don’t want the additional upfront cost right now. I’d rather deploy every bit of this annoying fiat I earn each month directly into Bitcoin all in.
So for now, I’m weighing the tradeoff between ideological purity (running my own node and mining fully solo) and practical constraints.
a bitcoin node can be run on any simple pc. Just run the bitcoin node softtware and done. nothing else.
The only thing is that you have to keep it online 24/7.
You don't even have to download the whole blockchain, you can use it in pruned mode.
darth I'm surprised you're using the term solo mining. I'm just remembering the stink that the Ocean/ Datum guys put up to call what we're speaking of here "lotto" mining. Solo mining infers that you're using your own node + own template to hash... would you agree?